110 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP-22156-2025 (O&M) Date of decision: 24.09.2025 Sham Lal ... Petitioner Vs. Union of India and others ... Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARPREET SINGH BRAR Present: Mr. Sanjiv Gupta, Advocate and Mr. Anuj Gupta, Advocate for the petitioner. None for respondent No.1. Mr. Rajesh Hooda, Advocate for respondents No.2 & 3. Mr. Mayank Mathur, Advocate for respondent No.4. ******* HARPREET SINGH BRAR, J. (ORAL) 1. Present civil writ petition has been filed under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a writ in the nature of certiorari seeking quashing of the order dated 07.07.2025 (Annexure P-2), vide which claim of the petitioner has been declined and further to issue a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents not to reduce the pension and to release the arrears of revised pension along with interest @12% per annum. 2. Learned counsel for respondents No.2 & 3, at the very outset, VISHNU 2025.09.25 16:33 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh CWP-22156-2025 (O&M) -2- submits that earlier petition filed by the petitioner i.e. CWP-6899-2024 was allowed along with a bunch of petitions, lead case of which is CWP-5378-2024 titled as Inderjit Singh Kaknian and others Vs. Union of India and others, decided on 12.09.2024. Thereafter, respondents No.2 & 3 filed an intra-Court appeal bearing LPA No.2747 of 2024, which is pending consideration for 11.12.2025. Further, claim of the petitioner with regard to enhanced pension has already been accepted in terms of the aforementioned judgment. The petitioner has filed the present petition praying for release of arrears of enhanced pension along with interest. The said claim of the petitioner would be decided after final disposal of aforesaid LPA No.2747 of 2024. As such, the present petition is barred by the principle of res judicata. 3. Faced with the above, learned counsel for the petitioner wishes to withdraw the present petition. 4. Dismissed as withdrawn. 5. Needless to say that claim of the petitioner with regard to arrears of higher pension and interest would be subject to final outcome of LPA-2747- 2024. 6. Pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, shall be disposed of. [ HARPREET SINGH BRAR ] 24.09.2025 JUDGE vishnu Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes/No Whether reportable : Yes/No VISHNU 2025.09.25 16:33 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh